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More than 85 per cent of primary care prescriptions are now processed electronically, after a rise in use during the pandemic.
NHS Providers has published a guide into NHS digital leadership to support NHS boards lead their organisations into the next stage of digitisation.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is allowing the electronic transfer of ambulance care records directly into the hospital system.
The NHS will be unable to meet the needs of patients unless significant action is taken to tackle staff shortages, say health leaders.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals and Western Sussex Hospitals have announced plans to pursue a merger between the two trusts.
A new poll has revealed that nearly a third of people in the UK may not get a coronavirus vaccine if one is developed.
Planned healthcare that was delayed due to coronavirus will now be carried out at the NHS Louisa Jordan to help NHS Scotland recover.
Sir Simon Stevens has revealed that plans to adequately fund the social care sector need to be in place within a year.
Delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could cause up to 35,000 excess deaths in the UK within a year.
Tens of thousands of people who are suffering long-term effects of coronavirus will benefit from a new on-demand recovery service.
The NHS and St John Ambulance are to collaborate for the NHS’ anniversary to recruit and train thousands of ‘NHS cadets’.
NHS figures show that the number of GP appointments over the phone or via video call have surged during lockdown.
The RCP has issued a warning that pressure on NHS staff may get worse before it gets better as the impact of coronavirus continues to be felt.
Health unions have written to the government calling for talks to begin on a pay rise to take effect before the end of the year.
A first-of-its-kind campaign has been launched to wipe out the transmission of coronavirus in Southampton’s hospitals.
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) will take over the running of Scotland’s coronavirus mobile testing units from the start of September.
Whilst the majority of patients are positive about their hospital care, a significant minority experience problems on discharge.
Patients could receive earlier and more accurate diagnoses for potentially life-threatening diseases thanks to £16 million of new funding.
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